Occupational Mobility and Green Transition: A Stylized Estimation of Skill Investment Needs in South Asia

Andrés Ham, Emmanuel Vazquez, Monica Yanez-Pagans, Camilla Knudsen and Saher Asad
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Andrés Ham: Universidad de los Andes
Monica Yanez-Pagans: The World Bank
Camilla Knudsen: The World Bank
Saher Asad: The World Bank

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Abstract: This paper estimates the share of green employment in seven South Asian countries using an O*NET-based definition and finds that, on average, 24 percent of jobs in the region are currently green. The paper then assesses the potential for non-green workers to transition into green occupations. Among all non-green workers, 57 percent could transition to green jobs with limited reskilling, 16 percent with moderate upskilling, and 27 percent with full skills reconversion. These results suggest three policy priorities—promoting on-the-job training, strengthening firm-based and public–private training systems, and adopting a dual strategy that invests in reskilling and upskilling today’s workforce while simultaneously advancing forward- looking education reforms that equip future cohorts for new and emerging green occupations.

JEL-codes: J21 J24 J62 O57 Q01 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 90 pages
Date: 2026-07
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